Build your paid or free online community
Circle is the leading online community platform for creators, educators, and brands. Build paid or free member communities with discussion forums, live events, courses, and member directories. Used by African creator communities, accelerator alumni networks, and SaaS companies for customer communities.
Best for
Use when
You're building a creator community, alumni network, or customer community and want a dedicated platform with courses, events, and member management.
Skip when
Your community is primarily mobile and WhatsApp-based — the African mobile audience is harder to migrate to a web-first platform like Circle.
Circle payouts require Stripe. Fully accessible from Africa for running communities — just need a Stripe-connected account or US entity for collecting member payments.
Alternatives
Discord, Slack, WhatsApp groups